Slowlight Candles from Belgium

Add instant drama to the first dinner parties of the New Year with statuesque tapers from Slowlight in Belgium.

Handmade in the company's Bruges candle factory and available in a variety of colors, Slowlight candles have a long burn time of twenty hours (as the name suggests).

Above: Pompeuse Candles, available in anthracite or champagne; a set of two are currently on sale for £23.40 at Cox & Cox. "These fascinating candles of our own design represent the halfway point between art and candle and will fit perfectly in any candlestick," according to Slowlight.

Above: Pompeuse Candles in a whole range of colors (shown here in anthracite and green) are available directly from Slowlight; €30 for a set of two.

Above: Slowlight's more simple Cena Candles are available in six different colors (shown here in mouse and anthracite); €30 for a set of eight.